purkautua

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To be dismantled, come apart.
  • (intransitive) To unravel, come undone.
  • (intransitive) To come untied/unwound.
  • (intransitive) To be cancelled/annuled/revoked, (colloquial) fall through.
  • (intransitive) To break up.
  • (intransitive) To get break broken off.
  • (intransitive) To be rescinded/reversed.
  • (intransitive) To lose its charge, run down.
  • (intransitive) To be released/vented, burst out, erupt.
  • (intransitive) To erupt.

Etymology

Suffix from Finnish purkaa (dismantle).

Origin

Finnish

purkaa

Gloss

dismantle

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